贵

• 拼音: guì
• 汉字拆解: 贵 = upper component + 贝 (shell/money) — something of high value

含义

Expensive; costly. Describes something with a high price.

Used for the price of goods and services. Also appears in the polite expression 贵姓 (What is your surname?, literally 'your noble surname'). The opposite is 便宜 (cheap).

例句

1. 这件衣服太贵了。
2. 北京的房子很贵。
3. 这个不贵，很便宜。

用法指南

语境: shopping, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这个多少钱？太贵了！(How much is this? Too expensive!)
• 请问，您贵姓？(May I ask your surname? — polite form)

错误说法

• 这个人很贵。(People are not 贵 — use 贵 for prices only)

起源与历史

The character 贵 contains 贝 (shell/money) at the bottom, reflecting that shells were ancient currency — something of high monetary value.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal